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Bighorns
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Jun 05, 2015

Smelly Awning

Put my awning out for the first time last night and it has a kind of sour smell to it from the moisture in it all winter. Is there a certain cleaner that any of you use that will get rid of this smell?

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  • Brush down the awning using some soap/water/bleach ... roll it up for at least 1/2 hour while it's soapy ... unfurl and hose down. Easy way to keep it clean.
  • Camco cleaner gets some good reviews. Put some in a garden sprayer, spray it on and roll up the awning. Let is sit for 30-60 minutes then unroll and scrub off the heavier stains with a sponge mop or broom and spray off the rest.
  • Dilutted bleach and water, scrub both top and bottom, rinse and leave out to throughly dry! The smell is probably from mold! Might want to test a small portion with your diluted bleach solution before doing the whole thing!